The recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in Radmacher (formerly Grantino) v Grantino has reversed the ruling of the Privy Council in MacLeod v MacLeod and cleared the way for prenuptial agreements to be made legally binding. The Privy Council is the court of final appeal for, among others, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Cayman Islands. Its decisions are binding on the first instance and appeal courts of those jurisdictions. It is worth noting that many of the same judges sit in the Privy Council and in the Supreme Court. Two judges, Lady Hale and Lord Walker, were on the bench for both Radmacher and MacLeod.
February 02, 2011 at 05:58 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
A recent decision by the UK Supreme Court regarding prenuptial agreements has made clear their legal force in offshore divorce proceedings. Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Christian Luthi explains
The recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in Radmacher (formerly Grantino) v Grantino has reversed the ruling of the Privy Council in MacLeod v MacLeod and cleared the way for prenuptial agreements to be made legally binding.
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